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England from any of the Channel Islands were commonly called 

 Alderneys. IsTo doubt the cattle of the islands were to some 

 extent commingled. Mr. Hill, who is a noted Guernsey breeder 

 and authority, says on this subject ^ : 



I have found plenty of references to the taking of cattle from both Guern- 

 sey and Jersey to Alderney, and from both Guernsey and Alderney to Jersey, 

 and, while I do not find any direct reference to the taking of catde from 

 Jersey to Guernsey, it is very certain, from the color of many of the cattle on 

 the Island of Guernsey, that there must have been an admixture of Jersey 

 blood not many generations ago. As recent as 191 3 I saw in Guernsey two 

 registered cows, both daughters of the well known Fanny's Sequel, that were 

 Jersey in type, and were solid, dingy black with black noses and tails. 



Mr. Hill further says : 



No one could reasonably doubt for a moment that there had been in com- 

 paratively recent years an exchange of cattle from one island to another, and 

 that within a century, and probably within sixty or seventy years, the islanders 

 themselves considered the catde of the different islands one and the same breed. 



The protection and improvement of cattle on Guernsey may 



perhaps be said to date from 1824, when an ordinance was passed 

 forbidding the importation, under severe penalty, of " all sorts of 

 French cows." The primary purpose of this law was to prevent 

 the reexportation of French cattle from Guernsey to England, as 

 of the island breed. A further effort leading to the improvement 

 of the cattle on Guernsey must have begun about 1828, for 

 according to Mr. Hill, who quotes Jeremie, there were certain 

 points of excellence observed in awarding prizes on cattle of 

 merit, the following scale of points being used by the judges. 



Early Scale of Points for Cattle on Guernsey 



1 . Pedigree as well of the bull as the cow, yellow ears, tail, and 



good udder .... 7 points 



2. General appearance, handsome color, cream, light red, or both 



mixed with white ■ 3 points 



3. Handsome head, well horned, and bright and prominent eye 4 points 



4. Deep, barrel-shaped body 3 pomts 



5. Good hind quarter and straight back ■ 2 points 



6. Handsome legs and small bone _2 pomt 



Total good, or points of excellence . 20 pomts 



